Pharmacy Law MPJE Exam West Virginia Law Latest Update - 200 Questions and 100% Verified Correct Answers
A complete audit of all activity of the night cabinent must be conducted how often? -
CORRECT ANSWER: Once a month
A pharmacist is required to have a list of this - CORRECT ANSWER: All drugs which may be prescribed by a PA or NP
A pharmacist participating in a collaborative practice agreement must report to the
physician a minimum of - CORRECT ANSWER: Every 30 days
A pharmacy intern can do what tasks? - CORRECT ANSWER: Anything that a
pharmacist can do (besides immunizations :( it's supposed to get changed this
legislative session) as long as they are under the DIRECT supervision of a pharmacist
A printout of the day's controlled substance Rx order refill data must be obtained within _____ and verified and signed by each RPh who is involved with such dispensing -
CORRECT ANSWER: 72 hours
After completing 960 hours in 9 months, how long does the technician have to
successfully pass a national exam? - CORRECT ANSWER: 3 months
All drugs in a night cabinent must be inventoried how often? - CORRECT ANSWER:
Once weekly
All permits must be placed where? - CORRECT ANSWER: In a visible place; not out of site of the dispensing area where applicable
All pharmacies are required to have this on their phone system - CORRECT ANSWER: Voicemail
All pharmacies must have three volume sets of this book - CORRECT ANSWER: USP-
DI and its supplements OR appropriate texts approved by the board OR electronic media approved by the board.
All pharmacists are required to have 3 hours of CE on - CORRECT ANSWER: Drug
Diversion Training and Best Practice Prescribing of Controlled Substances; this is required for all prescribers and dispensers of controlled substances; you must have these 3 hours completed before your license renewal period, or if you just received your license, during your 1st year of practice.
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All pharmacists are required to provide this to patients - CORRECT ANSWER:
Counseling about their drugs
All pharmacists must accept prescription from authorized prescribers transmitted by oral
communication and make sure the prescription contains - CORRECT ANSWER: The
date, time, caller, and pharmacist's initials, as well as all other information required on a prescription, including DEA # if the medication is a controlled substance
All standards set by whom must be followed when compounding - CORRECT
ANSWER: USP
All technicians must have what type of certification? - CORRECT ANSWER: National Certification
All technicians or technician trainees must wear - CORRECT ANSWER: A coat, jacket, or apron of a color other than white with a name badge identifying their job title
All vaccinating pharmacists must be certified in - CORRECT ANSWER: Life Support
An interim PIC can be designated for no more than ______ - CORRECT ANSWER: 60
days
An offer to be counsel must be made orally when? - CORRECT ANSWER: To patients
presenting a new prescription, unless in the professional judgement of the pharmacist, it is considered inappropriate, in which the offer should be made via writing, telephone, or by a manner determined by the pharmacist.
Any drugs returned within or by an institution must be recorded in a logbook and should
contain? How long must you keep the log? - CORRECT ANSWER: Patients name,
name and strength of the drug and its manufacturer, prescription number (if applicable), amount of drug returned, and date of return. The log will contain the name of the receiving pharmacist and a registered nurse employed by the facility. The log shall be retained for at least 2 years.
Any pharmacy with a sterile products permit must provide what? - CORRECT
ANSWER: A 24 hour phone number so that patients or health care providers
administering the pharmacy's medications can contact a pharmacist who works at that pharmacy
Are hours in excess carried over to the next 2 years? - CORRECT ANSWER: No, the
excess hours are not carried over to the next period
Are samples allowed in a pharmacy? - CORRECT ANSWER: No
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Except that institutional pharmacies may receive, store and dispense prescription drug samples without charge to patients of practitioners that is affiliated with the institution, however this is not commonly done
Can a nuclear pharmacy be in another pharmacy? - CORRECT ANSWER: Nuclear
pharmacies must be separate from all other pharmacy areas and must be secured from unauthorized personnel.
Can a pharmacist be the PIC at more than one pharmacy? - CORRECT ANSWER: No;
only one pharmacy
Can a pharmacist participate in any type of telepharmacy? - CORRECT ANSWER:
Somewhat, but the patient has to be in WV and has to be a WV pharmacist. Overall telepharmacy is not permitted but things such as workload balancing (shifting workload to another pharmacy in the same chain) is premitted
Can advanced nurse practitioners and midwives prescribe C II drugs? - CORRECT
ANSWER: No
Can advanced nurse practitioners and midwives prescribe C III drugs? - CORRECT
ANSWER: Yes but they are limited to a 72 hour supply with no refills
Can advanced nurse practitioners and midwives prescribe C IV and V drugs? - CORRECT ANSWER: Yes, but no more than a 30 day supply, max of 5 refills, and the prescription expires in 6 months
Can completed prescription orders be taken from the will-call area? - CORRECT
ANSWER: Completed prescriptions must be bagged and cannot leave the pharmacy
unless the removal is for the immediate delivery to the patient.
Can management of controlled substances be included in a collaborative practice
agreement? - CORRECT ANSWER: No
Can PAs prescribe C II drugs? - CORRECT ANSWER: No; may NOT prescribe C II
medications
Can PAs prescribe C III drugs? - CORRECT ANSWER: Yes, but only a 72 hour supply
with no refills
Can PAs prescribe C IV and V drugs? - CORRECT ANSWER: Yes but for no more than
90 dosage units or a 30 day supply, whichever is less
Can pharmacist immunize anyone they want in WV? - CORRECT ANSWER: Only
patients 18 or older
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